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Kernels of Culture: Maize Around the World (May 3, 2024 – March 31, 2025) at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical Garden focuses on the complex […]
A series of six exhibitions and presentations, curated and implemented by Dr. Billie Follensbee, Museum Studies Program Coordinator, exploring the history and culture of the Ozarks October 2024-September 2025 at […]
The State Historical Society of Missouri invites the public to visit a new exhibition, Wild Missouri – the ART of Conservation, open now through March 29, 2025, at the SHSMO […]
NCHE Conference in St. Louis All History is Local March 20-22, 2025 Conference Hotel: Hyatt Regency at The Arch 315 Chestnut Street St. Louis, MO 63102 (314) 655-1234 NCHE […]
March 25, in Kansas City at Kansas City PBS Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/qcwbtz7 April 16, in St. Louis at Nine Network Register Here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/n3b9w6t July 24, Thursday Night at the Museum […]
Step back in time with us on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 11:00 AM as we welcome author Jo Allison to discuss the “uppity” women that have made St. Louis […]
Missouri is famous for its wild mushrooms. Discover when and where to safely hunt for the most common types of mushrooms, including morels, with a Clay County naturalist. Register at […]
What started out as a beautiful day in May of 1849 would, by dawn the next day, see the City of St. Louis become a near smoldering ruin. Re-live this […]
To open Missouri Humanities’ 8th annual Springfield symposium, Ozarks Engaged: Citizenry and the Future of Our Communities, LeVar Burton will discuss how literacy builds connections and strengthens civic engagement during […]
What did the night sky mean to people in the Civil War era? How can we find meaning looking up after dark today? Weather permitting, we will view the first […]
Author Susan Croce Kelly will talk about the life and times of Ozarks newspaperwoman Lucile Morris Upton and the amazing women she met and worked with during the course of […]
There are currently 1100+ Confederate Soldiers buried just south of St. Louis at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Where did they come from? How did they come to die here in […]
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